"We are standing before a window of opportunity," Kaelen said, her voice tight. She didn't look at Elias; she was too busy recalibrating the thrusters. "But windows don't just close. They shatter if you wait too long."
The digital clock on the wall of the "Aetheris" station didn't tick; it hummed, a low-frequency vibration that Elias felt in his marrow. Outside the reinforced glass, the Great Nebula was folding in on itself—a celestial curtain closing on the only jump-gate that could lead them home. my_naxodimsya_pered_oknom_vozmoznostei_oni_pere...
Should we explore what happens to the now that they've returned to an Earth they haven't seen in years ? "We are standing before a window of opportunity,"